| progressive 1 Mile all-time list | |||||||||
| (top-10 performers + some additions; indoor times included) | |||||||||
| 4:28,0 (1.) | Charles Westhall (GBR) | 880y track | 26.07.1852 | London, Islington | 1 | (pro) | |||
| -10y (2.) | George Seward (GBR) | 26.07.1852 | London, Islington | ||||||
| -10y (2.) | William Jackson (GBR) | 26.07.1852 | London, Islington | ||||||
| 4:28,0 (1.) | Thomas "Tommy" Horspool (GBR) | 28.09.1857 | Manchester | (pro) | |||||
| -4y (2.) | Seville (GBR) | 28.09.1857 | Manchester | ||||||
| 4:23,0 (1.) | Thomas "Tommy" Horspool (GBR) | 604 2/3y track | 12.07.1858 | Manchester, CG | 1 | (pro) | |||
| 4:22¼ (1.) | Siah Albison (GBR) | Champion Belt by Thomas Hayes / 605 2/3y track | 27.10.1860 | Manchester, CG | 1 | (pro) | |||
| 4:22 2/5 (2.) | William Lang (GBR) | Champion Belt by Thomas Hayes / 605 2/3y track | 27.10.1860 | Manchester, CG | (pro) | ||||
| 4:21¾ (1.) | William Lang (GBR) | 800y track | 11.07.1863 | Manchester, CG | 1 | (pro) | |||
| -10y (2.) | James Sanderson (GBR) | 800y track | 11.07.1863 | Manchester, CG | |||||
| 4:20½ (1.) | Edward "Teddy" Mills (GBR) | 651y track | 23.04.1864 | Manchester, ROG | 1 | (pro) | |||
| 4:20,0 (1.) | Edward "Teddy" Mills (GBR) | Champion Silver Cup presented by George Martin | 25.06.1864 | Manchester | (pro) | ||||
| 4:17¼ (=1.) | William Lang (GBR) | The Champion Miler of England / Champion Gold Cup presented by George Martin / 651y track | 19.08.1865 | Manchester, ROG | 1 | (pro) | |||
| 4:17¼ (=1.) | William Richards (GBR) | The Champion Miler of England / Champion Gold Cup presented by George Martin / 651y track | 19.08.1865 | Manchester, ROG | 1 | (pro) | |||
| 4:18,0 (3.) | Robert McKinstray (GBR) | The Champion Miler of England / Champion Gold Cup presented by George Martin / 651y track | 19.08.1865 | Manchester, ROG | 3 | ||||
| 4:29 3/5 (1.) | Walter Moresby Chinnery (GBR) | Strangers' Race | 10.03.1868 | Cambridge (GBR) | |||||
| 4:28 4/5 (1.) | William Gibbs (GBR) | 03.04.1868 | London | ||||||
| 4:29,0 (1.) | Walter Moresby Chinnery (GBR) | 30.05.1868 | London | ||||||
| 4:28 3/5 (1.) | Charles Gunton (GBR) | 31.03.1873 | London, Lillie Bridge | ||||||
| 4:26,0 (1.) | Walter F. Slade (GBR) | handicap | 30.05.1874 | London, Lillie Bridge | |||||
| 4:24½ (1.) | Walter F. Slade (GBR) | London AC Summer Meeting / Challenge Cup | 19.06.1875 | London, Lillie Bridge | |||||
| 4:27,2 (1.) | Edward Nicolls (GBR) | 07.04.1876 | London | ||||||
| 4:28½ (1.) | William J. Cummings (GBR) | 09.06.1877 | |||||||
| 4:25 (1.) | William J. Cummings (GBR) | ??.??.1878 | |||||||
| 4:18¼ (1.) | William J. Cummings (GBR) | 21.09.1878 | Glasgow | (pro) | |||||
| 4:26 1/5 (1.) | Walter G. George (GBR) | L.A.C. National Championships | 14.06.1879 | London, SB | |||||
| 4:20 4/5 (1.) | E. Dickenson (GBR) | The Champion Miler of England | ??.??.1879 | (pro) | |||||
| 4:23 1/5 (1.) | Walter G. George (GBR) | handicap | 16.08.1880 | London, SB | |||||
| 4:19½ (1.) | William Duddle (GBR) | 20.12.1880 | |||||||
| 4:16 1/5 (1.) | William J. Cummings (GBR) | The Champion Miler of England / 603y track | 14.05.1881 | Preston (GBR) | 1 | (pro) | |||
| 4:24,4 (1.) | Bernhard R. Wise (AUS) | AAA Championships | 16.07.1881 | Birmingham | |||||
| 4:19 2/5 (1.) | Walter G. George (GBR) | Civil Service Sports / handicap | 03.06.1882 | London | |||||
| 4:20,0 (1.) | William Snook (GBR) | Civil Service Sports | 02.06.1883 | London | |||||
| 4:18 2/5 (1.) | Walter G. George (GBR) | AAA Championships | 21.06.1884 | Birmingham | |||||
| 4:18,5e (2.) | William Snook (GBR) | AAA Championships | 21.06.1884 | Birmingham | |||||
| 4:12¾ (1.) | Walter G. George (GBR) | Challenge Mile / 440y track | 23.08.1886 | London, Lillie Bridge | 1 | (pro) | |||
| 4:20,0e (?.) | Jack Kibblewhite (GBR) | 28.08.1887 | Pershore | ||||||
| 4:24,4 (?.) | T.G. Stewart (GBR) | ??.06.1888 | |||||||
| 4:21,6 (1.) | Edward Parry (GBR) | 18.08.1888 | Birmingham | ||||||
| 4:23,6e (?.) | J.E. Hickman (GBR) | 18.08.1888 | Birmingham | ||||||
| 4:23,6 (1.) | Francis Cross (GBR) | 29.03.1889 | London | ||||||
| 4:21,6 (?.) | William Pollock-Hill (GBR) | 25.03.1890 | London | ||||||
| 4:21,3 (1.) | Thomas Patrick Conneff (USA) | 19.09.1891 | New York | NR | |||||
| 4:19,2 (1.) | Harold Wade (GBR) | AAA Championships | 02.07.1892 | London, SB | |||||
| 4:20,8e (?.) | W.J. Fowler (GBR) | AAA Championships | 02.07.1892 | London, SB | |||||
| 4:21,8 (1.) | George W. Orton (CAN) | Canadian Championships | 24.09.1892 | London | NR | ||||
| 4:22,0 (1.) | Frederick "Fred" E. Bacon (GBR) | 26.05.1894 | Wembley | ||||||
| 4:21,2 (1.) | Frederick "Fred" E. Bacon (GBR) | 02.06.1894 | Herne Hill (GBR) | ||||||
| 4:20,8 (2.) | Frederick "Fred" E. Bacon (GBR) | 23.06.1894 | London, SB | ||||||
| 4:17,8 (1.) | Thomas Conneff (USA) | Boston AA handicap Games | 26.08.1893 | Cambridge | NR | ||||
| 4:19,8 (1.) | William E. Lutyens (GBR) | Oxford v. Cambridge | 17.03.1894 | London | |||||
| 4:22,0e (2.) | W.H. Greenhow (GBR) | Oxford v. Cambridge | 17.03.1894 | London | |||||
| 4:18,2 (4.) | Frederick "Fred" E. Bacon (GBR) | handicap | 21.07.1894 | Edinburgh | |||||
| 4:20,4 (?.) | Henry A. Munro (GBR) | 11.05.1895 | London, SB | ||||||
| 4:20,8 (1.) | William E. Lutyens (GBR) | 26.06.1895 | London | ||||||
| 4:17,0 (1.) | Frederick "Fred" E. Bacon (GBR) | AAA Championships | 06.07.1895 | London, SB | |||||
| 4:19,6e (2.) | William E. Lutyens (GBR) | AAA Championships | 06.07.1895 | London, SB | |||||
| 4:21,6e (3.) | Charles S. Montague (GBR) | AAA Championships | 06.07.1895 | London, SB | |||||
| 4:15,6 (1.) | Thomas P. Conneff (USA) | 28.08.1895 | New York, Travers Island | ||||||
| 4:21,6 (1.) | W.H. Sanders (GBR) | 12.06.1897 | London | ||||||
| 4:21,0 (1.) | G.B. Miller (USA) | 04.08.1897 | Philadelphia (USA) | ||||||
| 4:15,2 (1.) | George B. Tincler (IRL) | 21.08.1897 | Worcester (USA) | ||||||
| 4:17,2 (1.) | Hugh Welsh (GBR) | AAA Championships | 02.07.1898 | London, SB | |||||
| 4:21,4 (1.) | Francis Cockshot (GBR) | 06.07.1901 | Huddersfield | ||||||
| 4:16,8 (1.) | Joseph "Joe" Binks (GBR) | AAA Championships | 05.07.1902 | London, SB | NR | ||||
| 4:17,0e (2.) | Henry Hawtrey (GBR) | AAA Championships | 05.07.1902 | London, SB | |||||
| 4:19,2e (3.) | A.E. Barker (GBR) | AAA Championships | 05.07.1902 | London, SB | |||||
| 4:19,8 (1.) | Henry Gregson (GBR) | 03.03.1903 | Cambridge (GBR) | ||||||
| 4:17,0 (1.) | A.S. Smith (USA) | 07.05.1904 | Syracuse | ||||||
| 4:17,8 (1.) | Charles Henderson-Hamilton (GBR) | 31.03.1905 | London | ||||||
| 4:18,4 (1.) | George Butterfield (GBR) | AAA Championships | 07.07.1906 | London, SB | |||||
| 4:19,2e (?.) | John McGough (GBR) | AAA Championships | 07.07.1906 | London, SB | (IRL???) | ||||
| 4:19 4/5 (1.) | Harold L. Trube (USA) | Columbia University track carnival / Martinique Cup | 13.02.1909 | New York, MSG | WIB | indoor | |||
| 4:17,8 (1.) | Wilton Paull (USA) | Intercollegiate Championships (ICAAAA)? | 29.05.1909 | Cambridge (USA) | AR | ||||
| 4:15 2/5 (1.) | John Paul Jones (USA) | Intercollegiate Championships (ICAAAA) | 27.05.1911 | Cambridge (USA) | AR | 1 | |||
| 4:17,5e (?.) | Edmond Hanavan (USA) | Intercollegiate Championships (ICAAAA) | 27.05.1911 | Cambridge (USA) | |||||
| 4:17,5e (?.) | Wilton Paull (USA) | Intercollegiate Championships (ICAAAA) | 27.05.1911 | Cambridge (USA) | |||||
| 4:19 4/5 (1.) | Oscar F. Hedlund (USA) | 12 yards over distance | 22.02.1912 | Troy (USA) | |||||
| 4:15 3/5 (1.) | Abel Kiviat (USA) | Intercollegiate Championships (ICAAAA) | 08.06.1912 | Cambridge (USA) | NOF | 1 | 1500m: WR! | ||
| 4:18,8 (1.) | Oscar Hedlund (USA) | 12.02.1913 | New York | WIR | indoor | ||||
| 4:14 2/5 (1.) | John Paul Jones (USA) | Intercollegiate Championships (ICAAAA) | 31.05.1913 | Cambridge (USA) | WR | 1 | |||
| 4:16 2/5 (2.) | Norman Taber (USA) | Intercollegiate Championships (ICAAAA) | 31.05.1913 | Cambridge (USA) | |||||
| 4:15,2 (?.) | Norman Taber (USA) | Intercollegiate Championships (ICAAAA)?? | 26.06.1915 | Cambridge (USA) | |||||
| 4:16,4 (.) | Joie William "Chesty" Ray (USA) | AAU Championships Qualification | ??.??.1915 | ||||||
| 4:12,6 (1.) | Norman Taber (USA) | handicap | 16.07.1915 | Cambridge (USA) | WR | 1 | |||
| 4:15,0 (1.) | Linus Vere "Ver" Windnagle (USA) | Intercollegiate Championships (ICAAAA) | 27.05.1916 | Cambridge (USA) | |||||
| 4:16,8e (?.) | H.L. Carroll (USA) | Intercollegiate Championships (ICAAAA) | 27.05.1916 | Cambridge (USA) | |||||
| 4:16,0 (1.) | John Overton (USA) | 10.03.1917 | Philadelphia (USA) | WIR | indoor | ||||
| 4:15,8 (1.) | Edward "Eddie" Fall (USA) | B10 | 09.06.1917 | Chicago | |||||
| 4:16,8 (1.) | John Zander (SWE) | Dickson Cup | 07.07.1918 | Stockholm | |||||
| 4:14 3/5 (1.) | Joie William "Chesty" Ray (USA) | 12.04.1919 | Chicago | WIR | 3 | indoor | |||
| 4:16,8 ( - ) | Albert G. Hill (GBR) | handicap | 02.08.1919 | Glasgow | NR / (2.) | ||||
| 4:16,8 (1.) | Albert G. Hill (GBR) | same race? | 09.08.1919 | Glasgow | ??? | ||||
| 4:14 2/5 (1.) | Joie William "Chesty" Ray (USA) | AAU Championships | 13.09.1919 | Philadelphia (USA) | 3 | ||||
| 4:15,0 (2.) | Edward "Eddie" Fall (USA) | AAU Championships | 13.09.1919 | Philadelphia (USA) | |||||
| 4:13 4/5 (1.) | Albert G. Hill (GBR) | AAA Championships | 02.07.1921 | London, SB | AR | 3 | |||
| 4:14,2 (2.) | Hyla Bristow "Henry" Stallard (GBR) | AAA Championships | 02.07.1921 | London, SB | 4 | ||||
| 4:13,9 (1.) | Paavo Nurmi (FIN) | Dickson Cup | 10.07.1921 | Stockholm | NR (NOF) | 3 | |||
| 4:10,4 (1.) | Paavo Nurmi (FIN) | Record attempt / 385m track | 23.08.1923 | Stockholm | WR | 1 | |||
| 4:13,1 (2.) | Edvin Wide (FIN/SWE) | Record attempt / 385m track | 23.08.1923 | Stockholm | NR | 3 | |||
| 4:14,0 (2.) | Joie William "Chesty" Ray (USA) | Finnish-American Athletic Club Games | 06.01.1925 | New York, MSG | AIR | 5 | indoor | ||
| 4:13,4 (1.) | Lloyd Hahn (USA) | Baxter Mile | 14.02.1925 | New York, MSG | WIR | 4 | indoor | ||
| 4:14,2e (2.) | Leo Larrivee (USA) | Baxter Mile | 14.02.1925 | New York, MSG | 8 | indoor | |||
| 4:15,0e (3.) | Willie Goodwin (USA) | Baxter Mile | 14.02.1925 | New York, MSG | 12 | indoor | |||
| 4:12,0 (1.) | Joie William "Chesty" Ray (USA) | Columbian Mile | 17.03.1925 | New York, MSG | WIR | 2 | indoor | ||
| 4:13,0 (2.) | Lloyd Hahn (USA) | Columbian Mile | 17.03.1925 | New York, MSG | 4 | indoor | |||
| 4:13 3/5 (1.) | Randolph Rose (NZL) | handicap | 04.03.1926 | Masterton (NZL) | AR | 5 | |||
| 4:12,2 (1.) | Lloyd Hahn (USA) | Knights of Columbus / Columbian Mile | 17.03.1927 | New York, MSG | 3 | indoor | |||
| 4:12,8 (2.) | Edvin Wide (FIN/SWE) | Knights of Columbus / Columbian Mile | 17.03.1927 | New York, MSG | NIR | 5 | indoor | ||
| 4:11,0 (1.) | Harri Larva (FIN) | National | 16.09.1928 | Turku (FIN) | 2 | ||||
| 4:11,6 (2.) | Eino Purje (FIN) | National | 16.09.1928 | Turku (FIN) | 3 | ||||
| 4:13,2 (1.) | Ray Conger (USA) | 16.03.1929 | New York | 10 | indoor | ||||
| 4:13,0 (1.) | Leo Lermond (USA) | 17.06.1929 | New York, Bronx | 9 | |||||
| 4:12,4 (1.) | Ralph Hill (USA) | Inter-university match | 17.05.1930 | Eugene (USA) | AR | 4 | |||
| 4:13,0 (2.) | Rufus Kiser (USA) | Inter-university match | 17.05.1930 | Eugene (USA) | 11 | ||||
| 4:13,0 (1.) | Carl Coan (USA) | NYAC | 16.02.1931 | New York | 12 | indoor | |||
| 4:13,4 (2.) | Gene Venzke (USA) | NYAC | 16.02.1931 | New York | >12 | indoor | |||
| 4:13,4 (1.) | Reginald "Reg" H. Thomas (GBR) | 25.05.1931 | London, SB | NR | >12 | ||||
| 4:09 1/5 (1.) | Jules Ladoumègue (FRA) | Record attempt | 04.10.1931 | Paris, JB | WR | 1 | |||
| 4:11,2 (1.) | Gene Venzke (USA) | Millrose Games | 06.02.1932 | New York | WIR | 4 | indoor | ||
| 4:12,0 (2.) | Leo Lermond (USA) | Millrose Games | 06.02.1932 | New York | 6 | indoor | |||
| 4:10,0 (1.) | Gene Venzke (USA) | NYAC | 17.02.1932 | New York | WIR | 2 | indoor | ||
| 4:12,4 (1.) | Norwood Hallowell (USA) | IC4A Championships | 05.03.1932 | New York | 10 | indoor | |||
| 4:08 - (1.) | Gulzar (???) | ?????????? | ??.03.1932 | Karachi | - | questionable | |||
| 4:12,0 (1.) | John Edward "Jack" Lovelock (NZL) | v. AAA | 26.05.1932 | Oxford | AR | 8 | |||
| 4:13,0 (1.) | Henry Brocksmith (USA) | 28.05.1932 | Bloomington (USA) | >10 | |||||
| 4:11,1 (1.) | Glenn Cunningham (USA) | NCAA Championships | 11.06.1932 | Chicago | AR | 4 | |||
| 4:11,6 (2.) | Henry Brocksmith (USA) | NCAA Championships | 11.06.1932 | Chicago | 6 | ||||
| 4:09,8 (1.) | Glenn Cunningham (USA) | 25.03.1933 | Chicago | WIR | 2 | indoor | |||
| 4:09,8 (1.) | Glenn Cunningham (USA) | NCAA Championships | 17.06.1933 | Chicago | AR | - | |||
| 4:07,6 (1.) | John Edward "Jack" Lovelock (NZL) | Cornell/Princeton v. Oxford/Cambridge | 15.07.1933 | Princeton (USA) | WR | 1 | |||
| 4:08,7 (2.) | William "Bill" Bonthron (USA) | Cornell/Princeton v. Oxford/Cambridge | 15.07.1933 | Princeton (USA) | AR | 2 | |||
| 4:08,4 (1.) | Glenn Cunningham (USA) | Knights of Columbus / Columbian Mile | 17.03.1934 | New York, MSG | WIR | 2 | indoor | ||
| 4:06,7 (1.) | Glenn Cunningham (USA) | Princeton Invitational | 16.06.1934 | Princeton (USA) | WR | 1 | |||
| 4:12,6 (1.) | Eric Ny (SWE) | 07.10.1934 | Göteborg | 16 | |||||
| 4:12,7 (1.) | Sydney Wooderson (GBR) | Rangers sports / handicap | 03.08.1935 | Glasgow | 17 | ||||
| 4:12,0 (1.) | Robert "Bobby" Graham (GBR) | 20.08.1935 | Glasgow | 12 | |||||
| 4:10,8 (1.) | Donald "Don" Lash (USA) | B10 | 23.05.1936 | Columbus (USA) | 7 | ||||
| 4:10,9 (2.) | Charles "Chuck" H. Fenske (USA) | B10 | 23.05.1936 | Columbus (USA) | 8 | ||||
| 4:10,8 (1.) | Sydney Wooderson (GBR) | Southern Counties Championships / grass track | 20.06.1936 | Chelmsford (GBR) | 8 | ||||
| 4:09,0 (1.) | Archie San Romani (USA) | 03.10.1936 | Princeton (USA) | 4 | |||||
| 4:09,0 (3.) | Luigi Beccali (ITA) | 17.03.1937 | New York | 5 | indoor | ||||
| 4:09,7 (1.) | Donald "Don" Lash (USA) | 08.05.1937 | Bloomington (USA) | 7 | |||||
| 4:11,0 (1.) | James Smith (USA) | 29.05.1937 | South Bend (USA) | 13 | |||||
| 4:07,2 (1.) | Archie San Romani (USA) | Pr Inv | 19.06.1937 | Princeton (USA) | 2 | ||||
| 4:07,2 (2.) | Donald "Don" Lash (USA) | Pr Inv | 19.06.1937 | Princeton (USA) | 3 | ||||
| 4:09,6 (4.) | Luigi Beccali (ITA) | Pr Inv | 19.06.1937 | Princeton (USA) | NR | - | |||
| 4:08,8 (2.) | Henry Jonsson (Kälarne) (SWE) | 05.08.1937 | Stockholm | 6 | |||||
| 4:06,4 (1.) | Sydney Wooderson (GBR) | Blackheath Harriers Meeting / handicap | 28.08.1937 | London, MP | WR | 1 | |||
| 4:04,4 (1.) | Glenn Cunningham (USA) | Dartmouth Invitational / handicap / 6 2/3 laps to the mile track | 03.03.1938 | Hanover, Dartmouth (USA) | - | indoor | |||
| not accepted by the IAAF because of pacemakers | |||||||||
| 4:08,3 (1.) | Louis Zamperini (USA) | NCAA Championships | 18.06.1938 | Minneapolis | 6 | ||||
| 4:08,8 (2.) | Charles Fenske (USA) | NCAA Championships | 18.06.1938 | Minneapolis | 8 | ||||
| 4:07,4 (1.) | Charles Fenske (USA) | Millrose Games | 03.02.1940 | New York | WIR | 5 | indoor | ||
| 4:08,2 (3.) | Gene Venzke (USA) | Millrose Games | 03.02.1940 | New York | 7 | indoor | |||
| 4:07,4 (1.) | Charles Fenske (USA) | NYAC | 17.02.1940 | New York | - | indoor | |||
| 4:07,9 (2.) | Louis Zamperini (USA) | NYAC | 17.02.1940 | New York | 7 | indoor | |||
| 4:08,3 (1.) | Charles Fenske (USA) | 11.05.1940 | Memphis (USA) | - | |||||
| 4:08,7 (2.) | Blaine Rideout (USA) | 11.05.1940 | Memphis (USA) | 10 | |||||
| 4:07,4 (1.) | Leslie "Les" MacMitchell (USA) | NYAC | 15.02.1941 | New York | WIR | 6 | indoor | ||
| 4:07,4 (2.) | Walter Mehl (USA) | NYAC | 15.02.1941 | New York | WIR | 7 | indoor | ||
| 4:08,6 (1.) | Arne Andersson (SWE) | 19.09.1941 | Stockholm | 11 | |||||
| 4:08,4e (2.) | Gilbert "Gil" Dodds (USA) | NYKC | 14.03.1942 | New York | 11 | indoor | |||
| 4:06,1 (1.) | Gunder Hägg (SWE) | International | 01.07.1942 | Göteborg | WR | 1 | |||
| 4:06,4 (2.) | Arne Andersson (SWE) | International | 01.07.1942 | Göteborg | 3 | ||||
| 4:06,2 (1.) | Arne Andersson (SWE) | 10.07.1942 | Stockholm | 2 | |||||
| 4:04,6 (1.) | Gunder Hägg (SWE) | International | 04.09.1942 | Stockholm | WR | 1 | |||
| 4:02,6 (1.) | Arne Andersson (SWE) | National | 01.07.1943 | Göteborg | WR | 1 | |||
| 4:04,6 (2.) | Rune Gustafsson (SWE) | National | 01.07.1943 | Göteborg | 3 | ||||
| 4:06,6 (3.) | Arne Ahlsén (SWE) | National | 01.07.1943 | Göteborg | 5 | ||||
| 4:06,5 (2.) | Gilbert "Gil" Dodds (USA) | handicap | 24.07.1943 | Cambridge (USA) | AR | 5 | |||
| 4:06,0 (2.) | William "Bill" Hulse (USA) | 31.07.1943 | Berea (USA) | AR | 4 | ||||
| 4:06,1 (3.) | Gilbert "Gil" Dodds (USA) | 31.07.1943 | Berea (USA) | 5 | |||||
| 4:01,6 (1.) | Arne Andersson (SWE) | National / 393m track | 18.07.1944 | Malmö | WR | 1 | |||
| 4:02,0 (1.) | Gunder Hägg (SWE) | National / 393m track | 18.07.1944 | Malmö | 2 | ||||
| 4:06,8 (4.) | Rune Persson (SWE) | National / 393m track | 18.07.1944 | Malmö | 9 | ||||
| 4:01,3 (1.) | Gunder Hägg (SWE) | National / 393m track | 17.07.1945 | Malmö | WR | 1 | OF 4:01,4 | ||
| 4:03,8 (3.) | Rune Persson (SWE) | National / 393m track | 17.07.1945 | Malmö | 3 | ||||
| 4:04,2 (2.) | Sydney Charles Wooderson (GBR) | International | 09.09.1945 | Göteborg | NR | 4 | |||
| 4:04,8 (1.) | Lennart Strand (SWE) | 21.09.1945 | Stockholm | 6 | |||||
| 4:05,3 (1.) | Gilbert "Gil" Dodds (USA) | Millrose Games | 31.01.1948 | New York | WIR | 7 | indoor | ||
| 4:05,4 (1.) | Olle Åberg (SWE) | Dickson-Cup | 19.07.1949 | Gävle (SWE) | 8 | ||||
| 4:05,8 (2.) | Gösta Bergqvist (SWE) | Dickson-Cup | 19.07.1949 | Gävle (SWE) | 9 | ||||
| 4:05,5 (1.) | Fred Wilt (USA) | made on outdoor boardwalk | 30.04.1950 | Atlantic City (USA) | 9 | ||||
| 4:03,4 (1.) | Gaston Reiff (BEL) | Dickson-Cup | 01.08.1952 | Gävle (SWE) | NR | 3 | |||
| 4:03,6 (2.) | Ingvar Ericsson (SWE) | Dickson-Cup | 01.08.1952 | Gävle (SWE) | 4 | ||||
| 4:04,2 (3.) | Olle Åberg (SWE) | Dickson-Cup | 01.08.1952 | Gävle (SWE) | 7 | ||||
| 4:05,8 (4.) | Sune Karlsson (SWE) | Dickson-Cup | 01.08.1952 | Gävle (SWE) | 12 | ||||
| 4:02,8 (1.) | Gaston Reiff (BEL) | International | 13.09.1952 | Antwerpen | NR | 3 | |||
| 4:04,8 (1.) | Gunnar Nielsen (DEN) | International | 04.10.1952 | Paris | NR | 10 | |||
| 4:02,1 (1.) | John Michael Landy (AUS) | 13.12.1952 | Melbourne | AR | 3 | ||||
| 4:03,6 (1.) | Roger Gilbert Bannister (GBR) | AAA Team v. Oxford University | 02.05.1953 | Oxford | NR | 5 | |||
| 4:02,4 (1.) | Wesley "Wes" Santee (USA) | California Relays | 05.06.1953 | Compton (USA) | AR | 4 | |||
| 4:04,0 (2.) | Denis Johansson (FIN) | California Relays | 05.06.1953 | Compton (USA) | NR | 9 | |||
| 4:02,0 ( - ) | Roger Gilbert Bannister (GBR) | time-trial during school sports festival | 27.06.1953 | London, MP | - | ||||
| 4:02,0 (1.) | John Michael Landy (AUS) | National | 12.12.1953 | Melbourne | AR | 3 | |||
| 3:59,4 (1.) | Roger Gilbert Bannister (GBR) | AAA Team v. Oxford University | 06.05.1954 | Oxford | WR | 1 | |||
| 4:01,3 (1.) | Wesley "Wes" Santee (USA) | MVAAU | 29.05.1954 | Kansas City (USA) | AR | 3 | 4:03,1 acc. George Smith | ||
| 4:01,6 (1.) | John Michael Landy (AUS) | International | 31.05.1954 | Turku (FIN) | AR | 5 | |||
| 4:00,6 (1.) | Wesley "Wes" Santee (USA) | Compton Invitational | 04.06.1954 | Compton (USA) | AR | 2 | 1500m (WR) | ||
| 4:01,6 (1.) | John Michael Landy (AUS) | 08.06.1954 | Stockholm | AR | - | ||||
| 3:57,9 (1.) | John Michael Landy (AUS) | International | 21.06.1954 | Turku (FIN) | WR | 1 | OF 3:58,0 | ||
| 3:58,8 (1.) | Roger Gilbert Bannister (GBR) | Commonwealth Games | 07.08.1954 | Vancouver | AR | 2 | |||
| 4:03,6 (1.) | Gunnar Nielsen (DEN) | Wanamaker Mile | 05.02.1955 | New York, MSG | WIR | 8 | indoor | ||
| 4:00,5 (1.) | Wesley "Wes" Santee (USA) | Texas Relays | 02.04.1955 | Austin (USA) | AR | 3 | |||
| 3:59,0 (1.) | László Tábori (HUN) | British Games | 28.05.1955 | London, WC | NR | 3 | |||
| 3:59,8 (2.) | Christopher "Chris" Chataway (GBR) | British Games | 28.05.1955 | London, WC | 4 | ||||
| 3:59,8 (3.) | Brian Hewson (GBR) | British Games | 28.05.1955 | London, WC | 5 | ||||
| 4:01,4 (2.) | Robert "Bobby" Seaman (USA) | Compton Invitational | 03.06.1955 | Compton (USA) | 8 | ||||
| 4:01,8 (3.) | Frederick "Fred" Dwyer (USA) | Compton Invitational | 03.06.1955 | Compton (USA) | 10 | ||||
| 4:01,6 (2.) | Kenneth "Ken" Wood (GBR) | Army Championships | 02.07.1955 | Aldershot (GBR) | 10 | ||||
| 4:00,6 (2.) | Merwyn "Merv" Lincoln (AUS) | Victorian Championships | 28.01.1956 | Melbourne | 7 | ||||
| 3:58,6 (1.) | James "Jim" Bailey (AUS) | International | 05.05.1956 | Los Angeles, OS | 2 | ||||
| 3:59,0 (1.) | Ronald Michael "Ron" Delany (IRL) | Compton Invitational | 01.06.1956 | Compton (USA) | 31.5.? | 5 | |||
| 3:59,1 (2.) | Gunnar Nielsen (DEN) | Compton Invitational | 01.06.1956 | Compton (USA) | 31.5.? | 6 | |||
| 3:59,4 (1.) | Derek Ibbotson (GBR) | British Games | 06.08.1956 | London, WC | 7 | ||||
| 3:59,0 (1.) | István Rózsavölgyi (HUN) | 26.08.1956 | Budapest | NR | 6 | ||||
| 3:58,9 (1.) | Merwyn "Merv" Lincoln (AUS) | National | 23.03.1957 | Melbourne | 4 | ||||
| 3:58,7 (1.) | Donald "Don" Bowden (USA) | PA AAU Championships | 01.06.1957 | Stockton (USA) | AR | 3 | |||
| 3:58,4 (1.) | Derek Ibbotson (GBR) | Police Sports | 15.06.1957 | Glasgow, IP | AR | 2 | |||
| 3:57,2 (1.) | Derek Ibbotson (GBR) | Invitation in London v. New York | 19.07.1957 | London, WC | WR | 1 | |||
| 3:58,8 (2.) | Ron Delany (IRL) | Invitation in London v. New York | 19.07.1957 | London, WC | NR | 6 | |||
| 3:59,1 (3.) | Stanislav Jungwirth (TCH) | Invitation in London v. New York | 19.07.1957 | London, WC | NR | 11 | |||
| 3:59,1 (2.) | Olavi Vuorisalo (FIN) | International | 07.08.1957 | Naantali (FIN) | NR | 12 | |||
| 3:58,5 (1.) | Dan Waern (SWE) | International | 04.09.1957 | Malmö | NR | 3 | |||
| 3:58,9 (2.) | Roger Moëns (BEL) | International | 04.09.1957 | Malmö | NR | 9 | |||
| 3:58,7 (1.) | Herbert "Herb" Elliott (AUS) | Twilight Meeting | 30.01.1958 | Melbourne | 6 | ||||
| 3:57,8 (1.) | Herbert "Herb" Elliott (AUS) | Coliseum Relays | 16.05.1958 | Los Angeles | AR | 2 | |||
| 3:58,5 (2.) | Merwyn "Merv" Lincoln (AUS) | AAU Championships | 21.06.1958 | Bakersfield (USA) | 5 | ||||
| 3:54,5 (1.) | Herbert "Herb" Elliott (AUS) | International | 06.08.1958 | Dublin | WR | 1 | |||
| 3:55,9 (2.) | Merwyn "Merv" Lincoln (AUS) | International | 06.08.1958 | Dublin | 2 | ||||
| 3:57,5 (3.) | Ronald "Ron" Delany (IRL) | International | 06.08.1958 | Dublin | 4 | ||||
| 3:57,5 (4.) | Murray Halberg (NZL) | International | 06.08.1958 | Dublin | NR | 5 | |||
| 3:58,6 (5.) | Albert "Alby" Thomas (AUS) | International | 06.08.1958 | Dublin | 9 | ||||
| 3:56,5 (1.) | Siegfried Valentin (GDR) | Abendsportfest des ASK Vorwärts Berlin | 28.05.1959 | Potsdam (GDR) | AR | 3 | |||
| 3:58,6 (1.) | Dyrol Burleson (USA) | Oregon v. Stanford University | 23.04.1960 | Eugene (USA) | AR | 11 | |||
| 3:58,0 (1.) | James Tully "Jim" Beatty (USA) | California Relays | 28.05.1960 | Modesto (USA) | AR | 8 | |||
| 3:57,6 (1.) | Dyrol Burleson (USA) | Twilight Meeting | 24.05.1961 | Eugene (USA) | AR | 5 | |||
| 3:54,4 (1.) | Peter Snell (NZL) | International / 385y grass track | 27.01.1962 | Wanganui (NZL) | WR | 1 | |||
| 3:57,9 (1.) | James Tully "Jim" Beatty (USA) | AAU Championships | 23.06.1962 | Walnut (USA) | 10 | ||||
| 3:56,5 (1.) | James Tully "Jim" Beatty (USA) | International | 18.08.1962 | London | AR | 5 | |||
| 3:56,7 (2.) | James "Jim" Grelle (USA) | International | 18.08.1962 | London | 6 | ||||
| 3:56,3 (1.) | James Tully "Jim" Beatty (USA) | International | 21.08.1962 | Helsinki | AR | 4 | |||
| 3:57,3 (2.) | Cary Weisiger (USA) | California Relays | 25.05.1963 | Modesto (USA) | 8 | ||||
| 3:55,5 (2.) | James Tully "Jim" Beatty (USA) | Compton Invitational | 07.06.1963 | Compton (USA) | AR | 3 | |||
| 3:55,6 (3.) | Dyrol Burleson (USA) | Compton Invitational | 07.06.1963 | Compton (USA) | 4 | ||||
| 3:56,4 (4.) | James "Jim" Grelle (USA) | Compton Invitational | 07.06.1963 | Compton (USA) | 6 | ||||
| 3:56,6 (5.) | Cary Weisiger (USA) | Compton Invitational | 07.06.1963 | Compton (USA) | 8 | ||||
| 3:56,9 (2.) | Thomas Martin "Tom" O' Hara (USA) | AAU Championships | 22.06.1963 | St. Louis | 9 | ||||
| 3:56,1 (2.) | James "Jim" Grelle (USA) | 25.06.1963 | Toronto | 6 | |||||
| 3:56,6 (1.) | Thomas Martin "Tom" O' Hara (USA) | New York Athletic Club Indoor Meeting / 146m track | 13.02.1964 | New York, MSG | WIR | 9 | indoor | ||
| 3:56,4 (1.) | Thomas Martin "Tom" O' Hara (USA) | International Indoor Meeting | 06.03.1964 | Chicago | WIR | 7 | indoor | ||
| 3:56,04 (1.) | Witold Baran (POL) | International / BR G2 | 03.08.1964 | London, WC | AR | 6 | HT 3:56,0 | ||
| 3:54,04 (1.) | Peter Snell (NZL) | International | 17.11.1964 | Auckland | WR | 1 | OF 3:54,1 | ||
| 3:56,4 (2.) | Josef Odlozil (TCH) | International | 17.11.1964 | Auckland | NR | 8 | |||
| 3:55,5 (1.) | Michel Jazy (FRA) | International | 02.06.1965 | Saint-Maur (FRA) | AR | 4 | |||
| 3:53,6 (1.) | Michel Jazy (FRA) | International | 09.06.1965 | Rennes (FRA) | WR | 1 | |||
| 3:56,4 (1.) | Robert "Bob" Day (USA) | USTFF Championships | 12.06.1965 | Bakersfield (USA) | 9 | ||||
| 3:55,4 (1.) | James "Jim" Grelle (USA) | 15.06.1965 | Vancouver | AR | 4 | ||||
| 3:55,3 (1.) | James "Jim" Ryun (USA) | AAU Championships | 27.06.1965 | San Diego (USA) | AR / WJR | 4 | |||
| 3:54,16 (1.) | Hezekiah Kipchoge Keino (KEN) | Morley Mile / GBR v. TCH | 30.08.1965 | London, WC | AR | 3 | OF 3:54,2 | ||
| 3:55,6 (2.) | Josef Odlozil (TCH) | Morley Mile / GBR v. TCH | 30.08.1965 | London, WC | NR | 9 | |||
| 3:55,7 (3.) | Alan Simpson (GBR) | Morley Mile / GBR v. TCH | 30.08.1965 | London, WC | NR | 10 | |||
| 3:53,8 (1.) | Jürgen May (GDR) | International / 385y grass track | 11.12.1965 | Wanganui (NZL) | NR | 2 | |||
| 3:53,7 (1.) | James "Jim" Ryun (USA) | Compton Invitational | 04.06.1966 | Los Angeles | AR | 2 | |||
| 3:51,3 (1.) | James "Jim" Ryun (USA) | All-American Invitational | 17.07.1966 | Berkeley (USA) | WR | 1 | |||
| 3:53,42 (1.) | Hezekiah Kipchoge Keino (KEN) | British Games / Emsley Carr Mile | 20.08.1966 | London, WC | AR | 2 | |||
| 3:51,1 (1.) | James "Jim" Ryun (USA) | AAU Championships | 23.06.1967 | Bakersfield (USA) | WR | 1 | |||
| 3:53,1 (1.) | Hezekiah Kipchoge Keino (KEN) | East-African Championships | 10.09.1967 | Kisumu (KEN) | AR | 2 | |||
| 3:54,7 (1.) | Bodo Tümmler (FRG) | International | 02.07.1968 | Stockholm | NR | 7 | |||
| 3:53,8 (1.) | Bodo Tümmler (FRG) | International | 22.08.1968 | Karlskrona (SWE) | NR | 5 | |||
| 3:54,6 (1.) | Martin "Marty" Liquori (USA) | MLK | 16.05.1971 | Philadelphia (USA) | 8 | ||||
| 3:55,3 (1.) | Peter Stewart (GBR) | Invitation in GBR v. GDR Women / Emsley Carr Mile | 10.06.1972 | London, CP | NR | 9 | |||
| 3:55,0 (1.) | Steve Prefontaine (USA) | Oregon Twilight | 27.04.1973 | Eugene (USA) | 9 | ||||
| 3:53,3 (1.) | David "Dave" Wottle (USA) | Hayward Restoration | 20.06.1973 | Eugene (USA) | 3 | ||||
| 3:54,6 (2.) | Steve Prefontaine (USA) | Hayward Restoration | 20.06.1973 | Eugene (USA) | 10 | ||||
| 3:52,0 (1.) | Benjamin "Ben" Jipcho (KEN) | Dagens Nyheter Galan | 02.07.1973 | Stockholm | AR | 2 | |||
| 3:52,86 (2.) | Filbert Bayi (TAN) | Dagens Nyheter Galan | 02.07.1973 | Stockholm | NR | 3 | |||
| 3:53,2 (1.) | Tony Waldrop (USA) | Penn Relays / Ben Franklin Mile | 27.04.1974 | Philadelphia (USA) | 5 | ||||
| 3:51,0 (1.) | Filbert Bayi (TAN) | International Freedom Games | 17.05.1975 | Kingston (JAM) | WR | 1 | |||
| 3:52,2 (2.) | Martin "Marty" Liquori (USA) | International Freedom Games | 17.05.1975 | Kingston (JAM) | 3 | ||||
| 3:53,3 (3.) | Eamonn Coghlan (IRL) | International Freedom Games | 17.05.1975 | Kingston (JAM) | AR | 8 | |||
| 3:53,8 (4.) | Richard "Rick" Wohlhuter (USA) | International Freedom Games | 17.05.1975 | Kingston (JAM) | 12 | ||||
| 3:53,3 (1.) | Richard "Rick" Wohlhuter (USA) | USTFF Championships | 31.05.1975 | Wichita (USA) | 9 | ||||
| 3:52,24 (1.) | John Walker (NZL) | Dagens Nyheter Galan | 30.06.1975 | Stockholm | AR | 4 | |||
| 3:49,4 (1.) | John Walker (NZL) | Göteborg Games | 12.08.1975 | Göteborg | WR | 1 | |||
| 3:53,10 (2.) | Thomas Wessinghage (FRG) | Dagens Nyheter Galan | 09.08.1976 | Stockholm | AR | 6 | |||
| 3:53,2 (1.) | Wilson Waigwa (KEN) | Bislett Games | 27.06.1978 | Oslo | 9 | ||||
| 3:52,50 (1.) | Thomas Wessinghage (FRG) | Dagens Nyheter Galan | 03.07.1978 | Stockholm | AR | 6 | |||
| 3:52,59 (2.) | Jozef Plachy (CSR) | Dagens Nyheter Galan | 03.07.1978 | Stockholm | NR | 7 | |||
| 3:52,93 (3.) | Steve Scott (USA) | Dagens Nyheter Galan | 03.07.1978 | Stockholm | 8 | ||||
| 3:52,8 (1.) | Steve Ovett (GBR) | International | 20.09.1978 | Oslo, Stovner | 8 | ||||
| 3:52,8 (1.) | Eamonn Coghlan (IRL) | East Coast Meet of Champions | 30.06.1979 | Philadelphia (USA) | 9 | ||||
| 3:48,95 (1.) | Sebastian Newbold Coe (GBR) | Bislett Games / IAAF Golden Mile | 17.07.1979 | Oslo | WR | 1 | |||
| 3:51,11 (2.) | Steve Scott (USA) | Bislett Games / IAAF Golden Mile | 17.07.1979 | Oslo | 4 | ||||
| 3:52,02 (3.) | Craig Masback (USA) | Bislett Games / IAAF Golden Mile | 17.07.1979 | Oslo | 6 | ||||
| 3:52,45 (4.) | Eamonn Coghlan (IRL) | Bislett Games / IAAF Golden Mile | 17.07.1979 | Oslo | 9 | ||||
| 3:49,57 (1.) | Steve Ovett (GBR) | Rotary Watches Games | 31.08.1979 | London, CP | 3 | ||||
| 3:50,56 (2.) | Thomas Wessinghage (FRG) | Rotary Watches Games | 31.08.1979 | London, CP | 4 | ||||
| 3:48,8 (1.) | Steve Ovett (GBR) | Bislett Games | 01.07.1980 | Oslo | WR | 1 | |||
| 3:50,6 (1.) | Eamonn Coghlan (IRL) | Jack in the Box / 160y track | 20.02.1981 | San Diego (USA) | WIR | 5 | indoor | ||
| 3:52,11 (1.) | Eamonn Coghlan (IRL) | Cork Mile | 23.06.1981 | Cork City (IRL) | - | ||||
| 3:49,67 (2.) | José Luis Gonzales (ESP) | Oslo Games / Dream Mile | 11.07.1981 | Oslo | NR | 4 | |||
| 3:49,68 (3.) | Steve Scott (USA) | Oslo Games / Dream Mile | 11.07.1981 | Oslo | AR | 5 | |||
| 3:50,34 (5.) | Todd Harbour (USA) | Oslo Games / Dream Mile | 11.07.1981 | Oslo | 6 | ||||
| 3:50,38 (6.) | Steven "Steve" Cram (GBR) | Oslo Games / Dream Mile | 11.07.1981 | Oslo | 7 | ||||
| 3:48,53 (1.) | Sebastian Newbold Coe (GBR) | Weltklasse in Zürich | 19.08.1981 | Zürich | WR | 1 | |||
| 3:49,74 (2.) | Mike Boit (KEN) | Weltklasse in Zürich | 19.08.1981 | Zürich | 6 | ||||
| 3:49,95 (3.) | Steven "Steve" Cram (GBR) | Weltklasse in Zürich | 19.08.1981 | Zürich | 7 | ||||
| 3:48,40 (1.) | Steve Ovett (GBR) | Internationales von Rot-Weiß Koblenz | 26.08.1981 | Koblenz (FRG) | WR | 1 | |||
| 3:47,33 (1.) | Sebastian Newbold Coe (GBR) | Memorial Van Damme | 28.08.1981 | Bruxelles | WR | 1 | |||
| 3:49,45 (2.) | Mike Boit (KEN) | Memorial Van Damme | 28.08.1981 | Bruxelles | AR | 3 | |||
| 3:48,83 (1.) | Sydney Maree (RSA/USA) | International | 09.09.1981 | Rieti (ITA) | NR | 3 | |||
| 3:48,53 (1.) | Steve Scott (USA) | Bislett Games | 26.06.1982 | Oslo | AR | 3 | |||
| 3:49,34 (3.) | David Moorcroft (GBR) | Bislett Games | 26.06.1982 | Oslo | 5 | ||||
| 3:49,50 (4.) | John Walker (NZL) | Bislett Games | 26.06.1982 | Oslo | - | ||||
| 3:47,69 (1.) | Steve Scott (USA) | Oslo Games | 07.07.1982 | Oslo | AR | 2 | |||
| 3:49,08 (2.) | John Walker (NZL) | Oslo Games | 07.07.1982 | Oslo | AR | 5 | |||
| 3:49,77 (3.) | Raymond "Ray" Flynn (IRL) | Oslo Games | 07.07.1982 | Oslo | NR | 9 | |||
| 3:49,90 (1.) | Steven "Steve" Cram (GBR) | Cork Mile | 13.07.1982 | Cork City (IRL) | 10 | ||||
| 3:49,78 (1.) | Eamonn Coghlan (IRL) | Vitalis Olympic Invitational / 160m track | 27.02.1983 | East Rutherford (USA) | WIR | 10 | indoor | ||
| 3:49,98 (3.) | Thomas Wessinghage (FRG) | ISTAF | 17.08.1983 | Berlin, West | 12 | ||||
| 3:49,54 (1.) | Saïd Aouita (MOR) | Weltklasse in Zürich | 22.08.1984 | Zürich | NR | 8 | |||
| 3:49,65 (1.) | Steven "Steve" Cram (GBR) | Internationales von Rot-Weiß Koblenz | 29.08.1984 | Koblenz (FRG) | 9 | ||||
| 3:46,32 (1.) | Steven "Steve" Cram (GBR) | Bislett Games / GP | 27.07.1985 | Oslo | WR | 1 | |||
| 3:47,79 (2.) | José Luis Gonzales (ESP) | Bislett Games / GP | 27.07.1985 | Oslo | NR | 4 | |||
| 3:46,92 (1.) | Saïd Aouita (MOR) | Weltklasse in Zürich / GP | 21.08.1985 | Zürich | AR | 2 | |||
| 3:46,76 (1.) | Saïd Aouita (MOR) | World Games / GP | 02.07.1987 | Helsinki | AR | 2 | |||
| 3:49,20 (1.) | Peter Elliott (GBR) | Bislett Games / GP | 02.07.1988 | Oslo | 8 | ||||
| 3:49,22 (3.) | Jens-Peter Herold (GDR) | Bislett Games / GP | 02.07.1988 | Oslo | NR | 9 | |||
| 3:49,12 (1.) | Noureddine Morceli (ALG) | Athlétissima / GP | 10.07.1991 | Lausanne | NR | 9 | |||
| 3:48,80 (1.) | William Kemei (KEN) | ISTAF / GP | 21.08.1992 | Berlin | NR | 7 | |||
| 3:47,78 (1.) | Noureddine Morceli (ALG) | Bislett Games / Golden Four | 10.07.1993 | Oslo | NR | 5 | |||
| 3:46,78 (1.) | Noureddine Morceli (ALG) | ISTAF / Golden Four | 27.08.1993 | Berlin | NR | 3 | |||
| 3:44,39 (1.) | Noureddine Morceli (ALG) | International | 05.09.1993 | Rieti (ITA) | WR | 1 | |||
| 3:48,94 (1.) | Vénuste Niyongabo (BUR) | Bislett Games / Golden Four | 22.07.1994 | Oslo | NR | 10 | |||
| 3:48,69 (2.) | Hicham El Guerrouj (MOR) | Weltklasse in Zürich / Golden Four | 16.08.1995 | Zürich | 8 | ||||
| 3:48,45 (1.) | Hicham El Guerrouj (MOR) | Flanders Indoor / IAAF Permit Meeting | 12.02.1997 | Gent (BEL) | WIR | 8 | indoor | ||
| 3:44,90 (1.) | Hicham El Guerrouj (MOR) | Bislett Games / Golden Four | 04.07.1997 | Oslo | NR | 2 | |||
| 3:47,65 (2.) | Laban Rotich (KEN) | Bislett Games / Golden Four | 04.07.1997 | Oslo | NR | 6 | |||
| 3:47,88 (3.) | John Kibowen (KEN) | Bislett Games / Golden Four | 04.07.1997 | Oslo | 9 | ||||
| 3:48,26 (4.) | Vénuste Niyongabo (BUR) | Bislett Games / Golden Four | 04.07.1997 | Oslo | NR | 10 | |||
| 3:46,38 (2.) | Daniel Komen (KEN) | ISTAF / Golden Four | 26.08.1997 | Berlin | NR | 4 | |||
| 3:46,70 (3.) | Vénuste Niyongabo (BUR) | ISTAF / Golden Four | 26.08.1997 | Berlin | NR | 5 | |||
| 3:44,60 (1.) | Hicham El Guerrouj (MOR) | NIKAIA / GP | 16.07.1998 | Nice | NR | 2 | |||
| 3:43,13 (1.) | Hicham El Guerrouj (MOR) | Golden Gala / Golden League | 07.07.1999 | Roma, SO | WR | 1 | |||
| 3:43,40 (2.) | Noah Ngeny (KEN) | Golden Gala / Golden League | 07.07.1999 | Roma, SO | NR | 2 | |||
| 3:47,28 (2.) | Bernard Lagat (KEN) | Golden Gala / Golden League | 29.06.2001 | Roma, SO | 8 | ||||
| 3:46,91 (1.) | Alan Webb (USA) | Atletiek Vlaanderenmeet | 21.07.2007 | Brasschaat (BEL) | AR | 8 | |||
| 3:47,32 (1.) | Ayanleh Souleiman (DJI) | Prefontaine Classic / Diamond League | 31.05.2014 | Eugene (USA) | NR | 10 | |||
| 3:47,01 (1.) | Yomif Kejelcha (ETH) | Bruce Lehane Invitational | 03.03.2019 | Boston | WIR | 9 | |||
| 3:47,24 (1.) | Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) | Prefontaine Classic / Diamond League | 21.08.2021 | Eugene (USA) | NR | 10 | |||
| 3:46,46 (1.) | Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) | Bislett Games / Diamond League | 16.06.2022 | Oslo | NR | 6 | |||
| 3:43,73 (1.) | Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) | Prefontaine Classic / Diamond League | 16.09.2023 | Eugene (USA) | AR | 3 | |||
| 3:43,97 (2.) | Yared Nuguse (USA) | Prefontaine Classic / Diamond League | 16.09.2023 | Eugene (USA) | AR | 4 | |||
| 3:45,34 (1.) | Josh Kerr (GBR) | Prefontaine Classic / Diamond League | 25.05.2024 | Eugene (USA) | NR | 6 | |||
| the numbers in red are the position on the all-time performer list after the race | |||||||||
| Meile des Jahrhunderts (1929): LA 72 S. 204 | |||||||||
| All Sub-4: DLA 32/57 S. 11 | |||||||||
